Infectious Disease74 Videos
Busting 5 Myths About Genital Herpes
Genital herpes simplex virus infection and pregnancy ●During pregnancy, the major complication of maternal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is transmission to the newborn, as neonatal infection can result in serious morbidity and mortality. ●The classification of genital HSV infection includes: primary, nonprimary first-episode genital, and recurrent infection. Clinical findings of HSV infection are […]
Home Sputum Collection
Sputum cultures for the evaluation of bacterial pneumonia ●Lower respiratory tract infections are common in the general population, occurring with increased frequency in older individuals and those with chronic diseases or compromised immune function. A diagnosis is made by culture of respiratory tract secretions, by isolation of a compatible organism from blood or pleural […]
Epstein Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis (pathophysiology, investigations and treatment)
Contact of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with oropharyngeal epithelial cells allows replication of the virus, release of EBV into the oropharyngeal secretions, and infection of B cells in the lymphoid-rich areas of the oropharynx. EBV-infected B cells are responsible for the dissemination of infection throughout the lymphoreticular system. The incubation period prior to the development of […]
